LEADING-LAYOFFS5 MIN READ
Redirect the Severance Debate
Route package questions without sounding cold or evasive.
conversation thread coach note stat-tile trio Andre Patel AP Impacted employee 1 Reaction 2 Boundary 3 Close The conversation 20 sec Scene Sofia has twelve minutes before the 9:00 a.m. notification block. Andre says, "This package is insulting," and the HR partner looks to Sofia to keep the conversation from becoming a negotiation. The words used now will be repeated in Slack, in alumni texts, and in the next all-hands by people deciding whether leadership can still be trusted. The employee will remember whether you made them pull the truth out of you. 1:1
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